TUTORIAL - SEMESTER II - WST 06207, GM221, GM112

Question One

Control Northing Easting

J 9254846.766 532966.875

K 9254838.814 532922.762

Compute distance and bearing from point J to point K.

Question Two

800 44’ 33’’ 60.000 m

Control X(m) Y(m)

A 9255844.465 534582.784

B 9255877.512 534526.496

(i) compute distance and bearing from A to B.

(ii) compute coordinates of point C

(iii) compute distance and bearing from B to C, basing on the coordinates of C obtained from
(ii) above.
Question Three

α β

A B

Given: α = 510 32’ 49’’

Β = 540 23’ 21’’

φ = 740 03’ 50’’

Control Northing (m) Easting (m)

A 500.000 400.222

B 550.000 580.444

Compute the coordinates of point C.

Question Four

A Given:

α AC = 110.567 m

BC = 106.894 m

Ϫ β

C B

Control X (m) Y (m)

A 8799.888 6780.708

B 8795.777 6895.674

(i) Compute adjusted interior angles α, β, Ϫ.

(ii) Compute coordinates of point C.

Question Five

A B

α β Given:

CB = 96.631 m

θ CA = 84.130 m

θ = 920 08’ 17’’

Control X (m) Y (m)

A 9256800.888 53678O.555

B 9256872.747 536889.450

(i) Compute and correct interior angles

(ii) Compute coordinates of point C, by Two Points Resection method.

Question Six

A α C

Given,

β θ α = 530 23’ 31’’

β = 350 20’ 30’’

D θ = 380 30’ 40’’

Control point A: 9247580.678 514672.655

Control point B: 9247600.516 514729.764

Control point C: 9247583.886 514780.659

Compute the coordinates of point D by Three points Resection method.

Question Seven

β Given,

C α = 750 45’ 50’’

α β = 680 40’ 32’’

Control Point X (m) Y (m)

A 9800.345 8769.234

B 9876.543 8765.432

Compute the coordinates of point C by ‘Angle Intersection method’.

Question Eight

Given,

C BrgAC = α = 550 35’ 42’’’’

BrgBC = β = 1080 30’ 45’’’’

Control Point X (m) Y (m)

A 9800.345 8769.234

B 9876.543 8765.432

Compute the coordinates of point C by ‘Bearing Intersection method’.

Question Nine

A closed traverse was run from control point JM10 with an orientation to JM11, passing
through Pin1, Pin2 and Pin3, closing at JM13 with an orientation to JM12. The field data
obtained was as per under.

Station Angle Distance (m)

At JM10
JM11 130 00’ 20’’
Pin 1 770 02’ 36’’ 158.134

At Pin1
JM10 220 04’ 13’’
Pin 2 2180 16’ 53’’ 145.274

At Pin 2
Pin 1 160 02’ 10’’
Pin 3 2060 24’ 56’’ 148.285

At Pin 3
Pin 2 740 00’ 02’’
JM13 2740 06’ 48’’ 95.450

At JM13
Pin 3 600 02’ 11’’
JM12 1160 49’ 27’’

Datum Northing(m) Easting(m)

JM10 9246452.690 523579.200
JM11 9246600.000 523400.000
JM12 9247016.950 523623.810
JM13 9246893.750 523866.170

(a) Deduce the observed angles

(b) Compute opening and closing bearings
(c) Compute angular misclosure of the traverse (the error in angles of a traverse)
(d) Determine corrected deduced angles of a traverse
(e) Compute final / corrected bearing of each traverse leg
(f) Compute Partial coordinates of each traverse leg
(g) Compute the error in X and in Y [Fx and FY] of a traverse
(h) Compute Resultant error [ FS] of a traverse
(i) Compute the length of the traverse
(j) Compute corrected Partial coordinates of each traverse leg
(k) Compute Actual / Final coordinates of Pins of traverse
(l) Compute Fractional Linear Misclosure (FLM) or Accuracy of a traverse

Question Ten

The height of a building and its elevation at the base are to be determined by Trigonometric
method. An instrument was set at a higher elevation than the base of the building, and the
following field data was obtained.

(i) The elevation at the instrument station = 44.444 m, above mean sea level (amsl).

(ii) Height of instrument = 1.111 m

(iii) Vertical angle at the mark on the building at a height equal to the height of the instrument
= 1110 11’ 11’’

(iv) Vertical angle at the top of the building = 550 55’ 55’’

(v) Slope length from the telescope to the mark on the building = 33.333 m.

Compute,

(a) The height of a building

(b) The elevation at the base of a building.

 Question eleven

2000 00’ 00’’

160 0 40’ 00’’ P 75.555 m Q

A 60.000 m

Control Northing(m) Easting(m)

A 9247500.000 532600.000

B 9247420.600 532535.450

(a) Compute open traverse above

(b) Compute distance and bearing from B to Q from coordinates.

Question Twelve

The centerline of two straights is projected forward to meet at Point of Intersection, whose
chainage is 3276.78 m and the deflection angle being 30 0 00’ 00’’. The straights are to be
connected by a circular curve of radius 200 m, and is to be set by 20 m standard chord, using
Rankine’s method.

Calculate,

(i) Tangent length

(ii) Chainage at the Point of Curve

(iii) First subchord

(iv) Curve length

(v) Chainage at the Point of Tangency

(vi) Second subchord

(vii) Number of Full chords

(viii) Chords due to first, second and third subchord.

(ix) Midordinate

(x) External distance

Use π = 3.1416

Question Thirteen

Calculate the setting out data by 25 m chords of a 300 m Summit curve, where two gradients
of +2 percent and -1.6 percent meet. The reduced level at the beginning of the curve at A is
27.94 m.

Use π = 3.1416

Question Fourteen

A rising gradient of 1 in 25, meets a falling gradient of 1 in 40 on a highway. These are to be

connected by a vertical curve of simple Parabolic type, where the reduced level of the Point of
Intersection is 880.000 m

Calculate the necessary setting out data, if the speed of the motor car is 72 km / hour (20 m
tape was used).

Question Fifteen

Perform contour interpolation and draw 54 and 58 contour value, indicating the distance from
the contour to one of the reduced level along the section aa, bb, cc and dd. The reduced
levels at grid intersection were taken with 20 m by 20 m square grids.
a b c d

50.65 50.92 51.50 52.70

56.00
55.90 55.80 56.45

60.72
61.40 60.96 62.35
A b c d

Question Sixteen

A Building Economist wants to estimate the cost of building a Mall at the outskirts of a city,
including the cost of clearing a site. The North of the site has a depression, and the soil is to
be borrowed from the nearby quarry in order to fill the depression. Contouring has been done
and contours drawn. The area enclosed by each contour was obtained using a Planimeter,
as shown below.

Contour Area (m2)

66 60 35

62 62 42

60 64 51

64 66 63

68 68 75

Compute the volume of the soil to be deposited in the depression by,

(i) End Areas method

(ii) Prismoidal formula
Question Seventeen

A survey was done by Tacheometric method at Madale in order to determine elevations at

two points on the ground surface. The observations were as per under.

Height of instrument = 1.250 m

Reduced level at instrument station A = 70.000 m

Staff station Staff reading Vertical angle Horizontal angle

B 1.333 850 45’ 00’’ 000 00’ 00’’
B 2.777 850 10’ 00’’
C 1.444 920 50’ 10’’ 900 00’ 00’’
C 3.555 920 00’ 25’’

(i) Compute distances from instrument station A to leveling staff stations B and C.

(ii) Compute the reduced levels of points B and C

(iii) Compute the distance between staff stations B and C.

Question Eighteen

A Tacheometric survey was executed in order to determine reduced levels of points A, B, and
C as follows:

At instrument station P: Height of instrument: 1.200 m

Reduced level of station: 68.552 m amsl

Staff station Staff reading (m) Para lactic angle

A 1.000 40 33’ 00’’
A 3.000 50 06’ 00’
B 1.000 60 14’ 00’’
B 1.945 60 48’ 00’’
C 1.395 - 000 18’ 00’’
C 3.395 000 30’ 00’’

(a) Compute horizontal distance from the instrument station P to the points A, B, and C.

(b) Determine the reduced levels of points A, B, and C.

(c) What is the difference in elevation between staff stations A and C.

Question Nineteen

Compute State plane coordinates of points C and D, if the following State plane coordinates
of points A and B and Arbitrary coordinates of points A, B, C, and D, are provided as per
under.

POINT ARBITRARY COORDINATES (m) STATE PLANE COORDINATES (m)

X Y N E
A 2319.940 2848.280 99,760.220 194,683.500
B 3561.680 5720.050 102,367.610 196,412.800
C 897.030 3541.720
D 1941.260 6160.310

Question Twenty

The following offsets, 10 m apart, were measured at right angles from a straight line to the
edge of a river as follows: 0m, 2.3m, 5.5m, 7.9m, 8.6m, 6.9m, 7.3m, 6.2m, 3.1m, 0m.

Compute the area enclosed by a straight line and the edge of a river (irregular / curvilinear
boundary) using,

(i) Trapezoidal rule

(ii) Simpson’s rule

Question Twenty One

85.2 85.1 83.9 84.1

85.9 86.0 85.0 86.3

84.5

85.2 86.0 85.1 86.2 86.1

A piece of land is to be covered with soil materials, so as to make it leveled and be used for
car parking at a formation level of 86.5 m above mean sea level. The figure above shows an
area concerned with square grids of 15 m.

Calculate the volume of soil mat erials to be borrowed and deposited.

Question Twenty Two

The Drain with sight rails at chainages of 60 m and 120 m is to be set out. However, in order
to facilitate the setting out, the data below were associated with the drain in question.

Reduced level of Temporary Bench Mark (TBM) = 28.260 m amsl

Bach sight reading to the TBM = 3.855 M

Ground level at 60 m chainage = 28.650 m

Invert level at 60 m chainage = 27.175 m

The length of the traveler = 2.000 m

Gradient: 1 in 30 rising from 60 m to 120 m chainage.

Compute staff readings when placed on top of the sight rails at 60 m and 120 m.

Question Twenty Three

Station Reduced levels Chainage

A 51.216 0
B 51.504 25
C 52.008 50
D 51.512 75
E 51.526 100
F 52.115 125
G 52.716 150

The above levels and chainages were obtained for route construction purposes, and hence,
sectioning was required in order to establishing a formation line.

Compute,

(i) The gradient of a formation line, joining stations A and station G.

(ii) The reduced levels on the formation line at chainage 25 m, 50 m,75 m, 100 m, and 125 m.

(iii) The depths of cutting or heights of filling at chainage 25 m, 50 m, 75 m, 100 m and 125 m.